Turkey’s wire rod exports up 15.3 percent in January-November

According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in November last year Turkey's wire rod exports increased by 20 percent year on year to 112,477 metric tons, down 5.4 percent compared to the previous month. The revenue from these exports amounted to $87.3 million, down 10 percent month on month and increasing by 87.6 percent compared to the same month of 2020.

Meanwhile, in the January-November period of last year, Turkey's wire rod exports amounted to 1.32 million metric tons, up 15.3 percent year on year, while the revenue generated by these exports totaled $1.32 billion, increasing by 84.3 percent compared to the same period of 2020.

In the given period, Turkey's largest wire rod export destination was Israel which received 252,571 metric tons. Israel was followed by the Netherlands with 147,838 metric tons and Brazil with 124,152 metric tons.

Turkey's main wire rod export destinations in January-November 2021:

Turkey's main wire rod export destinations in January-November: